Laureate of the “Türkmeniň Altyn Asyry” award Leyli Okdirova will perform at the grand opening of the Caspian Seasons international festival of classical art, which will be held from August 22 to September 6 in the Russian city of Astrakhan.

Art is a world of symbols, and the artist as a guide in this world through his works gives us the opportunity to know their secret essence. One of the interesting examples of art symbols are doors. This meaningful image is interpreted metaphorically and allegorically by Turkmen painters around the main theme – the house as a family hearth.

Musicians of the State Symphony Orchestra conducted by conductor Rasul Klychev are on tour in Germany these days and participate in the summer music festival, which takes place annually in Bayreuth, Bavaria. These days, the German town is turning into a magnificent concert venue, and the natural scenery is a bizarre urban architecture with a symbiosis of medieval and modern architecture. Musical elite from all over the world come here every summer.

The Moscow International Festival "Sounds of Dutar" named after Nury Halmamedov presents a new large-scale event in the world of musicology - an international scientific and practical conference "The problem of the formation of national composer schools in a multicultural space."

The original lyrics, penciled by Queen's Freddie Mercury while writing Bohemian Rhapsody's hit on a small piece of paper, could be sold for nearly a million dollars at an upcoming major auction of his estate.

There is a special day in the life of every theater when artists take the stage after a summer break. The hall is empty, but the chandeliers and footlights glow just as solemnly and mysteriously as during the premiere, and the mystery of the birth of the performance takes place on the stage.

A new project aimed at connecting the film industry of the CIS countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) with Europe and the rest of the world is being launched in the Kazakh city of Almaty.

Russian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin said this in his first interview to TASS in his new post. The diplomat noted that the people of Turkmenistan show great interest in the Russian language, and the two states show great interest in the development of cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres.

Madame Tussauds in Dubai has unveiled the first wax figure of a Pakistani celebrity, with the addition of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in the Islamic world to hold such a high position. A wax figure of a famous female leader is housed in the Leaders & Royals Zone. Benazir Bhutto is presented in the same outfit in which she was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Dubai Times telegram channel reports.

The world premiere of the Silk Road Suite by composer Wang Yuanhao performed by the Russian-Chinese Symphony Orchestra took place in Moscow. A unique collective, led by two conductors at once - graduates of the St. Petersburg Conservatory Victoria Dobrovolskaya and Zheng Tongzho, gave a concert in the Russian capital, "Big Asia" writes.